2025 World Snooker Championship prize money: How much does the winner get? Sport Business The great and good of world snooker have descended on the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield for the World Snooker Championship. England’s Kyren Wilson beat Welshman Jak Jones in last year’s final to take home the trophy in snooker’s greatest competition. The prize money for this event sees the winner take home £500,000, the same amount [...]
Uefa Women’s Champions League prize money: How much can Arsenal get? Sport Business The Uefa Women’s Champions League returns to London this afternoon as Arsenal take on Lyon in the first leg of their semi-final. The Gunners are the only English team to ever win the prestigious title and back when they won it – in 2007 – there was no prize money. That has changed, however, with [...]
Lloyds warns Arsenal fans over Champions League ticket scams Sport Business Arsenal fans have been warned to watch out for ticket scams surrounding the Champions League final. The Gunners toppled Galacticos Real Madrid over two legs to set up a semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain. But should they beat the Ligue 1 champions, a final in Munich awaits against either Barcelona or Inter Milan. It has prompted [...]
F1: Williams Racing go luxury with Carl Friedrik collection April 17, 2025 Formula 1 team Williams Racing have unveiled their highly anticipated collection with British premium travel goods firm Carl Friedrik. The collection has been launched online ahead of this weekend’s Formula 1 grand prix in Saudi Arabia. The three-piece collection – a hard shell cabin suitcase, backpack and luggage tag – is indicative of the shift [...]
Premier Sports to show 400 rugby games per year after new deal April 17, 2025 Premier Sports is set to show 400 rugby games per season after agreeing a new deal to broadcast the United Rugby Championship (URC). The agreement, which will last four years and take the Irish challenger brand through until 2029, will see the multi-national URC broadcast on a dedicated Premier Sports Rugby channel alongside the likes [...]
England Cricket drives on sponsor roster with Toyota deal April 17, 2025 England Cricket have strengthened their sponsorship roster with agreement with car giant Toyota. The multi-year deal will see the Japanese motor manufacturer become a principal partner of the England and Wales Cricket Board, supporting the grassroots game nationwide. It comes as banking giant Barclays became the main sponsor of Lord’s and the MCC. Toyota joins [...]
Allianz Stadium: What could Twickenham rugby arena look like after facelift? April 17, 2025 We’ve all been there, kettled into Twickenham station after a day out at Allianz Stadium watching England Rugby take on top international opposition. The 82,000-seat national stadium is the biggest purpose-built rugby arena in the world and sits behind only Wembley Stadium’s 90,000 in terms of UK capacity. But Allianz Stadium and its surrounding area [...]
Don’t be dazzled by the hype around The Hundred April 17, 2025 Ed Warner looks at the start of the County Championship season and whether an upcoming ECB review could see new influence from Hundred investors. The ice cream van was doing a steady trade, even at £4 for a Magnum. Made the twenty quid ticket feel especially good value. Around 2,500 people basked in the April [...]
McIlroy Masters success tees up PGA TV rights price hike for Sky Sports April 16, 2025 Ahead of the Game: Can Sky Sports hold on to PGA rights, how do Hundred teams claim their cash, will Everton’s women stay at Goodison Park, and what will Super League look like in 2028? The PGA Tour is hoping to capitalise on the Rory McIlroy effect by securing a significant increase in the value [...]
Women’s Boat Race beats Lionesses in TV figures April 15, 2025 Sunday’s women’s Boat Race became the country’s most watched female sporting event this year, TV broadcasting data has revealed. The peak figure of over 2.1m tops the previous 2025 record, when 1.2m watched England’s Lionesses play in the Uefa Women’s Nations League match against Belgium on ITV1, which took place earlier this month at Bristol [...]